Research Article

Endothelinergic Contractile Hyperreactivity in Rat Contralateral Carotid to Balloon Injury: Integrated Role for ETB Receptors and Superoxide Anion

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Effect of (BQ-123) or (BQ-788) antagonists on ET-1 max values in endothelium-intact (E+) contralateral carotid rings isolated from operated rats at the sixteenth day after surgery and in E+ age-matched rat control carotid rings. Significant difference () from E+ nonpretreated control carotid rings (), E+ nonpretreated contralateral carotid rings (#), or E+ control carotid rings pretreated with the respective antagonist (†). One-way ANOVA; Bonferroni post hoc test.